OFDM said in a statement that the incident happened in Hangar and Didesa Valley, about 600 km (373 miles) from the capital Addis Ababa.
“Between May 16 and 31, some 400 Oromo infants, children, women and men who lived in Hangar and Didesa valley were slaughtered by Gumuz citizens of Beneshangul region,” the party said in a statement.
“We appeal to the Ethiopian parliament to establish a commission and investigate the causes of the ethnic conflict and the massacre of the people of Oromo.”
The OFDM, which has nine seats in parliament, said the regional government had ordered a news blackout, preventing people in the area from talking about the massacre.
“Innocent people were mowed down. Pregnant women were slaughtered and their bodies strewn around. Arms and breasts were severed and men were murdered and beheaded,” it said.
OFDM added that some 10,000 people were uprooted and left without shelter and appealed for urgent assistance.
Independent versions from witnesses in the region could not be immediately obtained.
The statement added that the government was “an accomplice”. The government rejected the accusation.
For more on this news, visit Reuters - Africa News.
Recent Comments